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Samsung is considering - but has not yet decided - whether to merge its Bada mobile OS with the open-source, Linux-based MeeGo successor Tizen.
Yahoo co-founder Jerry Yang has left the company suddenly, just weeks after the appointment of new CEO Scott Thompson. Reports also indicate more board members could soon join Yang in resigning.
RIM’s stock price surged 5.6% in early trading yesterday in response to reports Samsung is eying a takeover of its Canadian rival.
ZTE expects the Chinese and US markets to be key to its smartphone ambitions, according to the vendor's head of handset strategy, Lv Qianhao.
Globe Telecom has been named the Philippines' most popular internet service provider in a survey from Yahoo SEA and Nielsen. The study also found that the Philippines is the only country in the region where female internet users outnumber males (by 57% to 43%).
Social network Facebook is naming and shaming five men it accuses of developing malicious code that took over users' accounts. Security firms estimate the men made $2 million from the scam.
The management team of movie streaming firm Netflix is accused of misleading shareholders about its financial state in a lawsuit filed by investors. The suit claims company bosses cashed in shares before earnings information went public.
Nissan has launched a scratch-resistant iPhone case that also has a self-healing polyrotaxane paint finish, which is capable of repairing some scratches.
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Seattle’s bikini baristas WIN case allowing skimpy coffeeshop outfits city officials called lewd
A Washington State city’s dress code ordinance saying bikini baristas must cover their bodies at work has been ruled unconstitutional by a federal court.
The decision in a partial summary judgment came after a lengthy legal battle between bikini baristas and the city of Everett over the rights of workers to wear what they want.
The owner of Everett bikini barista stand Hillbilly Hotties and some employees filed a legal complaint challenging the constitutionality of the dress code ordinance.
In 2017, the city of Everett enacted the law requiring all employees, owners and operators of ‘quick service facilities’ to wear clothing that covers the upper and lower body.
In Everett near Seattle, a dress code ordinance that stated bikini baristas must cover their bodies at work has now been ruled unconstitutional by a federal court. Pictured, one of the workers at Showcase Coffee
Many of the coffee shops are small roadside shacks but the workers had to be covered up
Not everyone appeared to be impressed with the level of attention being given to the bikinis
The ordinance listed coffee stands, fast food restaurants, delis, food trucks and coffee shops as examples of quick service businesses.
The group also challenged the city’s lewd conduct ordinance, but the court dismissed all the baristas’ claims but the dress code question.
The U.S. District Court in Seattle found the city of Everett’s dress code ordinance violated the Equal Protection clauses of the U.S. and Washington state constitutions.
The Court found that the ordinance was, at least in part, shaped by a gender-based discriminatory purpose, according to a 19-page ruling signed by U.S. District Judge Ricardo S. Martinez.
‘The record shows this Ordinance was passed in part to have an adverse impact on female workers at bikini barista stands,’ U.S. District Judge Ricardo S. Martinez.
A barista at a Grab-N-Go Bikini Hut espresso stand holds money as she waves to a customer
The owner of a chain of the coffee stands called ‘Hillbilly Hotties’ sued the city of Everett, Washington, saying the ordinances banning bare skin violated their right to free expression
Bikini baristas were ‘clearly’ a target of the ordinance, the court ruled, noting how the profession is comprised of a workforce that is almost entirely women
‘There is evidence in the record that the bikini barista profession, clearly a target of the Ordinance, is entirely or almost entirely female. It is difficult to imagine how this Ordinance would be equally applied to men and women in practice’ because the ordinance prohibits clothing ‘typically worn by women rather than men,’ including midriff and scoop-back shirts, as well as bikinis.
Bikini baristas were ‘clearly’ a target of the ordinance, the court also ruled, adding that the profession is comprised of a workforce that is almost entirely women.
‘I think this protects our safety from law enforcement touching our body,’ barista Emma Dilemma told HeraldNet. ‘Who’s approving my outfit? Is it my female boss or some random dude cop that I don’t know? I don’t want them having to stick a ruler next to my body.’
Martinez also questions how ‘law enforcement will be asked to measure the exposure of skin’ and said it would bring ‘humiliating’ searches onto them (pictured: Hillbilly Espresso barista)
The City of Everett lost its bid to enforce a dress code on bikini baristas after a US District judge ruled it unconstitutional on October 19. Judge Ricardo S. Martinez said the dress code and lewd conduct ordinances ‘clearly’ targeted bikini baristas and didn’t see how it equally applied to men (pictured: a Hillbilly Espresso barista)
‘Some countries make you wear lots of clothing because of their religious beliefs,’ one of the plaintiffs Matteson Hernandez wrote. ‘But America is different because you can wear what you want to wear. I wear what I’m comfortable with and others can wear what they are comfortable with. Wearing a bikini sends this message to others.’
‘We are here saying we watched our moms and grandmas going through hell and we don’t have to,’ Liberty Ziska wrote. ‘Millions of women fought for our rights and right to vote and it’s my right to wear what I want. It’s my right as a person.’
‘Don’t judge a book by its cover, just because of the girls who are doing this job, doesn’t mean we’re bad people,’ said Ivy, a bikini barista to Fox 13. ‘We all have lives outside of this; some of us are mothers, some of us go to college besides this, we’re all just working and hustling like everybody else.’
The court has now directed the city of Everett to meet with the plaintiffs next month to discuss the next steps.
Hillbilly Hotties (pictured) originally filed the lawsuit in 2017
The ruling by the Seattle-based court came in a case brought by Hillbilly Hotties, a bikini barista chain, and several female employees

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Internet search giant Google is taking the already expansive scope of its company and widening it even further. According to published reports Friday, Google is poised to enter the retail space before the close of 2013.
“In a move that would help Google (GOOG) continue its push beyond the Internet and into the realm of consumer electronics, the company reportedly plans to open its own retail stores ahead of the holidays this year,” BGR said this afternoon.
News of Google going into retail was first reported by 9to5Google.
The mission of the stores is to get new Google Nexus, Chrome, and especially upcoming products into the hands of prospective customers. Google feels right now that many potential customers need to get hands-on experience with its products before they are willing to purchase. Google competitors Apple and Microsoft both have retail outlets where customers can try before they buy.
For the time being, all we are told for certain is that an “extremely reliable source” confirms that Google will open stores in “several major metropolitan areas” across the United States.
Would you be excited to visit a Google retail outlet? Please weigh in with a thought or comment below.


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SIMA hails financial package relief announced by RBI
The textile industry, being highly capital, labour and power intensive, is facing acute crisis.
Indian textiles and clothing industry has been reeling under financial crisis during the last four years due to de-growth in the exports, cheaper imports and glut in the domestic market. The industry has been pleading for two years moratorium period for payment of all term loans which was duly recommended by Textile Minister, Smriti Zubin Irani. The same demand was made when the textile industry delegation met the Prime Minister on December 26, 2019. Under these circumstances, the unforeseen Covid-19 pandemic has created severe financial stress especially after the announcement of 21-days lockdown. The textile industry, being highly capital, labour and power intensive, is facing acute crisis. The industry had represented to the Government to give one year moratorium for payment of loan and interest, provide 25 per cent additional working capital without additional collateral or margin money and defer payment of electricity charges for three months. Under these circumstances, the relief package announced by RBI has come as a sigh of relief for the ailing textile industry.
Ashwin Chandran, Chairman, The Southern India Millsâ€™ Association (SIMA) has thanked the Prime Minister, Finance Minister and Textile Minister for making certain announcements on financial relief package through RBI. Chandran has welcomed the announcement of three months moratorium period for payment of term loans and working capital interest, advising the banks to re-calculate the drawing power liberally and extending additional working capital facility, substantially reducing the Repo rate thereby enabling the financial institutions to reduce the rate of interest and making provisions to exclude the three months moratorium period for asset re-classification and credit rating. Chandran has stated that these measures have come as a great relief for the textile industry in the short run.
SIMA chief has appealed to the Prime Minister to advise RBI and banks to give clear instructions to provide additional working capital to the tune of 25 per cent without any additional collateral or margin money. He has also strongly felt that extending three months moratorium for the interest payment towards term loan also is the need of the hour as the industry would not be in a position to make any payment since they have to make payments for salaries and wages and meet the huge standing charges. He has urged to the Prime Minister to advise RBI to issue clear direction immediately for extending the moratorium for the payment of interest on term loans as the March 2020 quarter is fast approaching. Chandran hoped that the Government would review the situation in the days to come and announce suitable financial measures. He has also appealed to the State Governments in South India to defer payment of current consumption charges for three months and waive the demand charges for electricity.


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SALT LAKE CITY — Two Utah chains that sell flavor-shot-spiked "dirty sodas" say they're nearing a settlement in their court battle over trademark rights.
Court documents filed Thursday show the soda shops Sodalicious and Swig are asking a judge to pause the case for a month while negotiations continue.
Swig filed the lawsuit last year claiming that Sodalicious ripped off the increasingly profitable sugary concept.
Sodalicious pushed back, saying the word "dirty" is a common drink moniker and the company had done nothing wrong.
The case had been scheduled to go to trial in August 2017.


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ANDALUCIA has approved a draft bill to battle its obesity crisis.
Some 18.7% of the region’s population are obese, leading the Junta to create a law that promotes healthy living and a balanced diet.
Restaurants and bars will be required to offer healthy menus while hotels will be required to offer free bottles or jugs of fresh water.
It will also guarantee free water access in schools and public places and it will be mandatory for vending machines to make chilled water available for free.
The draft bill, which will be debated in Parliament within six months, will also ban foods in schools that have high calories, saturated fat, salt and sugar levels.
Initiatives will also be set up to encourage students to exchange fruit and vegetables and create school farms so they can grow their own.
If the bill becomes law, anyone who violates it will be fined.
The most severe sanctions will be placed on schools caught selling or giving unhealthy foods to their students.


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TeNeT Plans IT Solution
TeNeT Group of Indian Institute of Technology, Madras plans to launch an IT
solution for micro finance institutions (MFI), a move that promises to reduce
transaction costs in this segment. Such costs contribute to about half of
interest rates charged on microcredit.
Adobe’s Creative Suite 3
In a bid to provide designers and developers a broad spectrum of creative
options for all facets of print, Web, mobile, interactive, film and video
production, Adobe India has unveiled the Creative Suite 3 product line by
uniting the best of Adobe and Macromedia product innovation.
eInfochips has unveiled IPNetCam, whish is said to be the world’s most
advanced intelligent IP surveillance camera with complex video analysis
capabilities. The company is in talks with global camera manufacturers to enter
the $4.5 bn market.
Pramati Launches Dekoh
Pramati Technologies has announced a public alpha of open source Rich Internet
Applications platform based on Java Dekoh Desktop. It is a small footprint
download that can be installed on the user’s desktop, and includes a personal
Web server as well.
TI Drives HD VoIP
Texas Instruments (TI) has announced technology enhancements that redefine
its extensive VoIP solutions portfolio, driving voice applications even closer
to a high-definition (HD) experience. TI would license the Low Delay AAC super
wideband codec from the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS.
ASUS’s All-in-One Home Gateway
ASUS Technology (ASUS) has launched the WL-600g, an all-in-one device that
incorporates ADSL modem, wireless router, ftp/printer server functions. A UPnP
IGD compliant device, WL-600g allows devices within the WLAN to share the same
IP address and simultaneously play online games and use IP phones.
Curam’s New Product
Curam Software, the leading provider of Social Enterprise Management
software solutions, has announced the release of Curam Workers’ Compensation,
a COTS solution that empowers workers’ compensation agencies to effectively
manage the end-to-end claims process.
Plustek Launches Servers
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While Spotify offers a native iPhone app, the company still doesn’t offer one for Apple’s iPad. According to a photo recently published to the web, however, that may soon change. A Swedish technology consultant posted the first image of what is said to be a beta version of Spotify’s official iPad app. The image was posted on Instagram and it featured the caption, “It’s getting closer!” The image has since been removed, but not before it began to spread across various tech blogs.
Over the past several years, e-commerce startup Mulu has built a backend technology that allows publishers to instantly embed shoppable items in their web pages. But now the company is introducing a new mobile app called "The Latest... Read Post
Microsoft today announced the launch of the Outlook Web App for Apple’s iPhone and iPad. You can download them both now directly from Apple’s App Store (iPhone and iPad). Microsoft... Keep reading ? Read Post


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23 Percent of 2016 Chevrolet Corvettes Had a Stick Shift
Score one for the clutch pedals.
If you're happy and you know it, pump the clutch. As it turns out, 23 percent of 2016 Chevy Corvettes packed a manual gearbox. That may not sound all that impressive at first blush, but it's nearly four times the 6 percent take rate for stick shifts across the American new-car marketplace.
And thanks to the National Corvette Museum's release of the final production numbers for the 2016 model year Corvette, we can go all sorts of Moneyball on this data. As it turns out, in the 2016 model year:
—19 percent of Corvette Stingrays sold had manual transmissions. (5,093 of 26,414)
—29 percent of Corvette Z06s sold came with stick shifts. (4156 of 14,275)
—18 percent of convertible Corvettes—Stingray and Z06 alike—came with row-your-own gearboxes. (1514 of 8032)
—32 percent of hardtop Corvettes, whether naturally aspirated or supercharged, left the factory packing a manual. (8008 of 24922)
But the National Corvette Museum's data set isn't just handy for its insights into the transmission choices of 'Vette buyers. It's a treasure trove of information about what's going on inside the noggins of people with the means and interest to buy a brand-new version of America's sports car.
Did you know, for example, that 4,955 Z06 buyers chose the extra-spicy Z07 performance package in the 2016 model year? (That's 53 percent of Z06s, for what it's worth.) You might have heard that Arctic White was the most popular Corvette color—but did you know Admiral Blue was the least, having been chosen by just 0.8 percent of people? Or that 281 buyers chose to go against General Motors's guidelines of good taste and pop for the "Recommended Color Combo Override"?
The data is worthy of a deep dive, so feel free to click here and check it out if you're so inclined. We'll leave you on a happy note: 88 percent of 2016 Corvettes came equipped with the performance exhaust.


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At the rate things are going, Donald Trump will need to open a Neopets account to continue his unhinged rants against his many enemies, as almost every major social media platform has shut him out in the final days of his presidency.
This week, Twitter permanently suspended Trump for inciting violence. While it feels like a case of too little, too late – given the fact that he’s been openly doing that for months at this point – it’s still significant for a world leader to be shut out in this way.
Earlier today, a tweet went viral showing a screengrab of a Fox News report on the many platforms that have banned or restricted the president. Oh boy, it’s a lot.
Lmaooooo this the wildest ban in history. His phone just a brick pic.twitter.com/vnpb79Npb5— KB24 Forever 17x CHAMPS 7x DODGERS CHAMPS (@KarateSkool) January 9, 2021
With that in mind, here’s a breakdown of every platform that has limited the president’s ability to post, or shut him out entirely (Spotify is included as part of the Fox News infographic, although it’s unclear what specific action they have taken at this time):
- Twitch: The popular streaming platform has disabled the US president’s channels. A statement on the company’s behalf read: “Given the current extraordinary circumstances and the President’s incendiary rhetoric, we believe this is a necessary step to protect our community and prevent Twitch from being used to incite further violence.”
- Reddit: Popular subreddit r/DonaldTrump has been banned. While not officially affiliated with the president, it was one of his largest online fan communities. In a statement yesterday, a representative said that the sub was banned in line with rules against content that promotes hate or encourages violence.
- Twitter: After suspending his account for 12 hours this week, Twitter finally dropped the hammer and banned Trump for good, citing “the risk of further incitement of violence.” He has since tried to post on other accounts, but has been shut down on those, too.
- YouTube: Compared with many other platforms, YouTube has not actually done much, although it did remove a video posted by Trump in which he acknowledged but did not condemn rioting in DC. The site has said that it will crack down on channels posting “false claims” about voter fraud. Those that receive three strikes in 90 says will be removed.
- Facebook / Instagram: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a statement that Trump will be barred from posting on Facebook and Instagram for at least the next two weeks, although his accounts are still active.
- Google: Google has pulled Parler, an app popular with right-wing extremists, from its Google Play store. Brian Littrell from the Backstreet Boys is sure to be devastated.
- Apple: Apple has not yet removed Parler, but has given them a 24-hour ultimatum to “remove all objectionable content” and submit plans for improved moderation, or face being axed from the App Store.
- Shopify: Online shopping platform Shopify has permanently removed two merch stores associated with Trump and his campaign, saying that it “does not tolerate actions that incite violence.”
- Snapchat: The popular social networking app has locked Trump’s account, saying that it “promotes and spreads hate and incites violence.”
- TikTok: Trump tried to ban TikTok earlier this year, but seemingly just forgot about it and moved on to other things. This week, the social networking platform cracked down on hashtags like #stormthecapitol and #patriotparty, redirecting them to its community guidelines. Other hashtags like #stopthesteal and #QAnon already redirect.
- Pinterest: The photo-sharing and mood board-making platform has also limited Trump-centric hashtags, saying that it will continue to crack down on content that promotes hatred and violence.
Surely it won’t be long until some of these others step up, too:
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South Australia is positioning itself as the nation’s most sustainable tourism destination as 23 tourism businesses achieve climate action certification through a new program developed by Ecotourism Australia, which is administered by the South Australian Tourism Industry Council (SATIC).
SATIC Chief Executive Ward Tilbrook says travellers are increasingly concerned about climate change and are looking for sustainable travel options to have a guilt-free holiday. "Tourism operators that can be easily recognised as making real efforts to address those concerns will stand out from the crowd and reap the rewards,” Mr Tilbrook says.
“The really good news is that South Australia is leading the way nationally with 23 South Australian tourism businesses adding climate action certification to their list of achievements, with a number of those businesses representing South Australia at the Australian Tourism Exchange which starts tomorrow in Adelaide.
“The Climate Action Certification program is designed to assist tourism businesses in reducing carbon emissions and assuring travellers that businesses have a certified commitment to sustainable practices and to addressing climate change.
“Not only does Climate Action Certification provide businesses with a symbol for recognising the business’ commitment to positive action towards Climate Change, it also gives clear and practical ways of reducing a business’ carbon footprint and best practice examples.
“The Program is ideal for all sectors of the tourism industry and can provide cost savings to businesses through efficiency gains and by incorporating sustainable operational practices.”
Ecotourism Australia Chief Executive Officer Kym Cheatham says it is fantastic to see South Australia leading the charge on Climate Action Certification.
“We have been pleased to work with SATIC and the South Australian Government in helping these businesses take meaningful action against the impacts of climate change.”
There are three levels of Climate Action Certification: Climate Action Leader, Climate Action Innovator and Climate Action Business.
For a full list of certified tourism businesses in South Australia, please refer to the attachment. For more information about the Program visit http://www.satic.com.au/climate-change-cert.html
South Australian Tourism Industry Council
The South Australian Tourism Industry Council (SATIC) is the peak body for the South Australian tourism industry playing a leading role in creating a positive business environment to support and recognise the quality tourism operators in this State.
P: +61 8 8110 0125
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We all know that there is a cold war between Google and Facebook. One always tries to overpower the other. There was no other company in the internet that could beat Google, but then the social media giant slowly rose to fame and attacked one of the search engine giant’s most popular site at that time, Orkut. It is now looking forward to integrating search on the platform and defeating Google once again. How can Google EU antitrust case help Facebook to achieve its motive?
When a company holds power in a market as big as Europe and does not allow competitors to reach to their target audiences, it becomes next to impossible to expand services in that particular market. For example, when Google Chrome comes pre-loaded on your mobile phone, would you download Firefox?
When one app is doing the same service already on the phone, why would you let another similar app eat up space on your device especially when you cannot uninstall the first browser? If the Europe commission wins the case and Google can no longer manipulate the mobile market, it would open up a lot of opportunities for companies like Facebook.
If what Google is accused of doing turns out to be illegal, the search engine giant will not be able to pay financial incentives to smartphone manufacturers on the condition of pre-installing Google apps like Google Search and Chrome on the devices. Other companies like Facebook will then have scope to mark their presence in the web on smartphones and not just restrict themselves as apps. Here is the other scene… As Fortune puts it,
“As long as they (Android users) are using Google Search and other tied-in services such as Maps and Chrome, Android users are giving Google an opportunity to show them ads, while also feeding it the data it needs to keep its services at the top of their respective games.”
If the tables turn, Google will no longer be in the same position, which will result in lesser data collection from internet surfers which again will result in lesser ads. So, Facebook, another advertising giant, will get good control over advertising. The social media site will also get a chance to openly jump into the search business. But only if the search engine company loses the Google EU antitrust case and loses domination over the European mobile market.
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Analjit Singh mulls share buyback at Advaita Health
The company is considering the buyback of shares, subject to regulatory approval.
Singh has already closed the deal to sell Max India’s 51 per cent stake in its health insurance joint venture Max Bupa for around Rs 517 crore to private equity company True North.
In addition to the proceeds of Rs 517 crore, the demerged entity Advaita will own the group’s senior living business Antara Senior Living. Advaita will be formed after restructuring of the group.
Besides Advaita, the restructuring will also lead to creation of a healthcare company, following the merger of Max Healthcare with private equity fund KKRbacked hospital operator Radiant Life Care. The merged entity would be India’s third-largest corporate hospital chain with over 3,200 beds and 16 hospitals.
The entire process is expected to conclude in six months. Singh would continue to hold a 41 per cent stake in Advaita and would like to use the company as a vehicle for seeding new businesses. Each shareholder of Max India will get shares in both the listed companies.
Singh would like to utilise cash reserves in Advaita to offer an exit opportunity to those shareholders who do not want to participate in the plan for new ventures.
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6 River Systems, the world’s first and only directed fulfillment solution today announced that they are listed as Top Provider in Styleintelligence’s 2018 Market Report: Goods-to-Person Ecommerce Fulfilment Robotics. After a number of quiet years in automation, retailers and 3PLs across the globe are now deploying large scale robotic solutions to gain a competitive advantage and buyers are increasingly looking to lower risk and flexible solutions versus fixed and expensive infrastructure.
Thomas Andersson of Styleintelligence identified the top 24 Goods to Person Robotics companies globally and interviewed 15 of these. Thomas also interviewed experts from 3PLs and retailers to produce a report which has been dubbed “The most comprehensive and well researched report I have seen for this sector.”
The 27 page report covers AMR and PA-AMR trends and markets, key suppliers and buyer guidance, and Thomas highlights warehouse retrofitting or planning from construction options. Readers of the report with also learn what their peers are doing and how to generate ROI in their operations.


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It has taken five years of discussions and planning, but the Charleston Tech Center (CTC) is about to become a reality with construction underway and completion slated for late 2020.
The CTC is the third flagship space to help support the creation, importation and growth of the tech sector in the city. The effort is part of Charleston’s 2000 economic plan to diversify the economy, provide attractive jobs to keep local college graduates in the area and to raise the overall wage standard.
The Charleston Digital Corridor (CDC) was created in 2001 to be a liaison with tech companies at all levels –- start up, mid-range and mega –- and the city, ensuring that company needs are met. By interacting with tech companies in the region, the CDC has been able to understand and address their unique business needs.
“It is the high focus on execution, developing key business resources, relevant community events and leadership that is responsible for the growth of Charleston’s tech economy,” CDC Director Ernest Andrade told the Palmetto Business Daily in an email interview.
Much like the previous buildings, Flagship 1 and Flagship 2, the six-story, 92,000-square foot CTC will be a tech-focused business incubator, Andrade said.
“It will also include office space for other growing tech companies seeking to be in a business or work environment, built with an exclusive focus on the tech industry as well as tech companies looking to relocate or expand business operation to Charleston,” Andrade said. “Unlike traditional building owners, who look at business credit as the first item before they sign a lease, the CTC would look at an alignment between the company and the buildings.”
The building will have retail and restaurant space on the ground floor, and a parking garage administered by the city. It has space for 12 offices and two conference rooms, and can be leased by the month for up to a year. Tenants will have access to facilities at the other flagship buildings, such as showers, bike storage and extra conference rooms.
The CTC is being located in a Federal Opportunity Zone using a combination of public and private-sector funding.


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Chicago, IL (PRWEB) June 6, 2006
The 2006 Black Consumer Advertising and Research Summit will be held in Chicago, IL, on July 6-7th. Presented by Target Market News, this event is the largest annual gathering of African-American marketing, media and research professionals, and will spotlight the latest research studies on the $700 billion black consumer market.
The seventh annual Summit will feature two days of new research findings on African-American consumers from some of the nation’s leading research and marketing firms. Among those making presentations are Arbitron Inc., E. Morris Communications, Ethnic Print Media Group, GlobalHue, Hunter-Miller Group, Johnson Publishing Co., Media Economics Group, Nia Enterprises, Nielsen Media Research, Nsights Worldwide LLC, Scarborough, Target Market News and the U.S. Census Bureau.
Among the sponsors for the 2006 Black Consumer Research and Advertising Summit are Arbitron, Nielsen Media Research, and Scarborough.
”The Summit has become one of the industry’s most anticipated events because it is unique in offering the latest research on the African-American market,” said Ken Smikle, president of Target Market News. “It has become the single best source to gain new information on the growth opportunities black consumers represent to businesses, and to network with those who are successfully tapping into this market.”
Also being presented at this year’s Summit is the first annual Marketing to African-Americans with Excellence (MAAX) Awards. The MAAX Awards program was established to recognize the contributions, innovation and exceptional performance of African-American professionals in the fields of marketing, advertising, media and consumer research. This year’s recipients are:
Marketing Executive of the Year: Jerri DeVard, Senior Vice President Marketing & Brand Management, Verizon;
Media Executive of the Year: Sydney Small, Chairman/CEO, Access.1 Communications; Research Executive of the Year: Ronald Franklin, Executive Vice President - Director of Research, GlobalHue and President of Nsights Worlwide LLC; Advertising Executive of the Year: Renetta McCann, CEO, The Americas, Starcom Mediavest Group; Lifetime Achievement Award: Thomas Burrell, Founder and Chairman Emeritus, Burrell Communications Group.
The MAAX Awards honorees will be feted at a dinner presentation on Thursday, July 6th, 7 pm at the Wyndham Chicago hotel. A limited number of individual tickets will be available for advance purchase for those not attending the Summit.
”It is indeed a privilege to be able to pay special recognition to these African-American professionals for the outstanding work they have performed throughout their careers,” said Ken Smikle. “Their dedication to excellence has profoundly influenced the business environment for African-Americans, and all those in the marketing, media and research fields. We encourage the entire industry to join us in celebrating our honorees’ unique accomplishments in elevating the field of African-American marketing.”
To register for the Black Consumer Research and Advertising Summit, or to purchase tickets to the MAAX Awards dinner, visit http://www.targetmarketnews.com or call 312-408-1881.


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Cross chain exchanges will simplify cryptocurrency trading. In a recent interview by Vitalik Buterin showed his discontentment of centralised exchanges and showed full support for decentralized cryptocurrency trading, cross chain exchanges which allow two people to trade two cryptocurrencies without one party defaulting and without the need of middlemen when transacting on a cross chain exchange parties cryptocurrencies are not released if the conditions are not met and verified by the smart contracts.
One of the platforms that plan to simplify cryptocurrency trading is Saturn, the platform reduces fees in trading, allowing faster trades and keeping users anonymity at the same time allowing a decentralized peer to peer trading in a trusted way. the advantages of cross chain exchanges are eliminating the weak links in cryptocurrency through decentralization of trading and won't be able to suffer from government shutdowns.
Saturn Atomic Swaps.
Saturn Atomic swaps will allow parties to exchange digital assets in a new technology that revolutionariness transactions between two digital assets powered by different blockchains with low fees and without the complications experienced in centralized exchanges.
When a users want to use Saturn Atomic swaps its good to know that each transaction will be managed through the blockchain of the digital assets in the process of being exchanged, at the time of writing this article its possible to swap Bitcoin, Litecoin, EOS and Ethereum on the Saturn cross chain exchange and more additional digital assets will be added.
How Saturn Cross Chain works and its Advantages.
Saturn cross chain trading will eliminate the switching costs of peer to peer trading, through swapping of digital assets. I have been able to check out Saturn Cross Chain Demo platform and the platform is user-friendly with a short video explaining how atomic swaps exchanges work. Saturn platform will allow the platform to move digital assets between two currencies and the transaction is processed using smart contracts and its operation are optimized.
Currently most cryptocurrency exchanges are done on a centralized platform which is prone to virtual security hacks. the hacks occur because users digital assets are managed on the exchanges which creates weak points that susceptible to exploitation, as i write this article billion of dollars have been pilfered from centralized exchanges and billions are still at risk of being syphoned by hackers.
Saturn cross chain exchange is decentralized and users have full control of their assets unlike users using centralized exchanges, Saturn cross chain is managed by a decentralized ledger that doesn't require users private details.
Simplification Of Trade.
One of the most important advantages of Saturn cross chain cryptocurrency exchange towards blockchain technology mass adoption is the simplification of trading, users are not restricted to digital assets purchased directly as seen on centralized exchanges. Currently its impossible to buy NEO Using EOS Tokens on most cryptocurrency exchanges, atomic swaps will allow this kind of transactions simplifying the trading operations.
I have checked Saturn whitepaper and I'm impressed by the solutions the team are presenting, the most interesting part is following on the development of the platform and improvement through additional digital assets that can be swapped on the platform. Saturn has the potential to replace if not to compete with notable cross chain exchanges such as Changelly/ShapeShift.
This is an introductory post, to a second more detailed post about Saturn cross chain exchange that is currently on research mode and will be posted shortly.
Bitcointalk thread: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5075635.0
- Saturn Official Group: https://t.me/saturn_ENGchat
- Saturn Official Channel: https://t.me/saturnblack
- Saturn Official Bounty: https://t.me/joinchat/JdHS-FjKRv21ihGR2y8ZyQ
Bitcointalk username: jamesnundu1
Bitcointalk profile link: BitcoinTalk Profile: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=1856049
Telegram username: @JoinedAirdrop
ETH address: 0x8e8a5b6e2abf1bb64759bdd4dbe788f45b1d4f54


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IN CANADA at Indigo-Chapters, Best Buy, and Future Shop
THE UK at WHSmith and FRANCE at Fnac Booksellers
The Kobo Arc - 7" Android Tablet with Amazing Features Now Available at the Affordable Low Price Starting at just $199.99 for 16GB
Discover the Kobo Arc, the best tablet for your holiday gift giving
TORONTO, Nov. 16, 2012 /CNW/ - Kobo, a global leader in eReading with more than 10-million users, today announced that its much-anticipated 7" Android tablet, the Kobo Arc, has hit shelves across Canada and the United Kingdom today and will be heading to France on Monday. The Google-certified, Kobo Arc gives consumers access to more than 600,000 apps and comes in three storage configurations: 16GB, 32GB and 64GB. With the fastest 1.5GHz processor available in a 7" tablet, the Kobo Arc provides superior browsing and multi-media features to enhance the user experience including front-facing speakers, a durable high-resolution display, and Kobo's unique interface Tapestries to easily organize and display content. Starting at just $199.99, the Kobo Arc is the best option for customers looking for a fully-loaded 7" tablet this holiday season.
Kobo Tapestries interface allows users to easily "pin" their favorite content in dynamic displays helping to keep much-loved content at the surface of the user experience. To further extend the user experience, the Kobo Arc Discovery Ribbon intelligently recommends both free and paid content - including webpages, articles, eBooks, music and movies - based on the content pinned to a Tapestry. The Kobo Arc is the only tablet that learns what its user likes, to recommend more of the content they love. Fully customizable, with colourful, interchangeable Snapbacks in Blue and Purple, the Kobo Arc is the only tablet available on the market today that is a true reflection of its user.
"Finding new videos, websites and articles is something we can all admit to spending hours searching for," said Wayne White, EVP and GM of Devices Kobo. "With Kobo Arc, we have developed new ways for users to easily and more importantly, quickly, discover new information, resources and entertainment based on their interests rather than their purchase history. We want people to be surprised and delighted by Kobo Arc each time a recommendation is made based on their personal interests and tastes."
Kobo Arc Fast Facts:
- The highly responsive Kobo Arc is driven by a 1.5GHz OMAP 4470 dual-core processor to deliver more processing power
- It retains more than 10 hours of battery life in a single charge, giving consumers a highly responsive and long-lasting multimedia experience.
- Its 7" high-definition display with 178 degree viewing angles, 215 pixels/inch and 1280x800 resolution with 16-million colours bring video and pictures to life.
- In Kobo's laboratory drop-tests, the Kobo Arc's ultra-durable glass proved more resistant to damage than any other tablet currently available in the market.
- Only 364 grams, the Kobo Arc is also one of the lightest 7" tablets available and with the new storage configurations, consumers will relish in their ability to store as many songs, movies, eBooks, and pictures as they desire.
- Front-facing stereo speakers with SRS TruMedia® sound to bring music to life as well as a 1.3 MegaPixel front-facing camera, built-in microphone, and 802.11 WiFi to easily connect to the web without an expensive data plan.
- The fully customizable Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) operating system allows consumers to configure and modify the Kobo Arc and Kobo is already working toward an Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) upgrade.
- The Kobo Arc comes with Google Play to provide hours of entertainment through the Google Play Store's 600,000 apps including Gmail and YouTube in addition to pre-loaded apps like Facebook®, Twitter®, Rdio®, Zinio® and PressReader®.
- The tablet comes in black and white and interchangeable SnapBacks in blue and purple.
With the Kobo Arc, Kobo continues to build on its open philosophy which encourages more people to read anytime, anyplace and on the device they choose. The company's eReading platform automatically syncs people's libraries across devices from the Kobo Arc, to its E Ink eReaders, to the free apps for virtually any desktop, tablet, eReader or smartphone. With more than 10-million users across 190 countries, Kobo offers more choice than ever before with its new Family of eReaders, growing catalogue of more than 3-million eBooks, and content in 60 languages.
About Kobo Inc.
Kobo Inc. is one of the world's fastest-growing eReading services offering nearly 3-million eBooks, magazines and newspapers. Believing that consumers should have the freedom to read any book on any device, Kobo has built an open-standards platform to provide consumers with a choice when reading. Inspired by a "Read Freely" philosophy and a passion for innovation, Kobo has expanded to nearly 190 countries, where millions of consumers have access to localized eBook catalogues and award-winning eReaders, like the Kobo Touch. With top-ranked eReading applications for Apple, BlackBerry, Android, and Windows products, Kobo allows consumers to make eReading social through Facebook Timeline and Reading Life, an industry-first social experience that lets users earn awards for time spent reading and encourage others to join in. Headquartered in Toronto and owned by Tokyo-based Rakuten, Kobo eReaders can be found in major retail chains across the globe.
For more information, visit www.kobo.com.
SOURCE Kobo, Inc.
SYS-CON Events announced today that Avere Systems, a leading provider of enterprise storage for the hybrid cloud, will exhibit at SYS-CON's 18th International Cloud Expo®, which will take place on June 7-9, 2016, at the Javits Center in New York City, NY. Avere delivers a more modern architectural approach to storage that doesn’t require the overprovisioning of storage capacity to achieve performance, overspending on expensive storage media for inactive data or the overbuilding of data centers ...
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SYS-CON Events announced today that Alert Logic, Inc., the leading provider of Security-as-a-Service solutions for the cloud, will exhibit at SYS-CON's 18th International Cloud Expo®, which will take place on June 7-9, 2016, at the Javits Center in New York City, NY. Alert Logic, Inc., provides Security-as-a-Service for on-premises, cloud, and hybrid infrastructures, delivering deep security insight and continuous protection for customers at a lower cost than traditional security solutions. Ful...
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SYS-CON Events announced today that Interoute, owner-operator of one of Europe's largest networks and a global cloud services platform, has been named “Bronze Sponsor” of SYS-CON's 18th Cloud Expo, which will take place on June 7-9, 2015 at the Javits Center in New York, New York. Interoute is the owner-operator of one of Europe's largest networks and a global cloud services platform which encompasses 12 data centers, 14 virtual data centers and 31 colocation centers, with connections to 195 ad...
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Companies can harness IoT and predictive analytics to sustain business continuity; predict and manage site performance during emergencies; minimize expensive reactive maintenance; and forecast equipment and maintenance budgets and expenditures. Providing cost-effective, uninterrupted service is challenging, particularly for organizations with geographically dispersed operations.
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SYS-CON Events announced today that Commvault, a global leader in enterprise data protection and information management, has been named “Bronze Sponsor” of SYS-CON's 18th International Cloud Expo, which will take place on June 7–9, 2016, at the Javits Center in New York City, NY, and the 19th International Cloud Expo, which will take place on November 1–3, 2016, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA. Commvault is a leading provider of data protection and information management...
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SYS-CON Events announced today that VAI, a leading ERP software provider, will exhibit at SYS-CON's 18th International Cloud Expo®, which will take place on June 7-9, 2016, at the Javits Center in New York City, NY. VAI (Vormittag Associates, Inc.) is a leading independent mid-market ERP software developer renowned for its flexible solutions and ability to automate critical business functions for the distribution, manufacturing, specialty retail and service sectors. An IBM Premier Business Part...
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With an estimated 50 billion devices connected to the Internet by 2020, several industries will begin to expand their capabilities for retaining end point data at the edge to better utilize the range of data types and sheer volume of M2M data generated by the Internet of Things. In his session at @ThingsExpo, Don DeLoach, CEO and President of Infobright, will discuss the infrastructures businesses will need to implement to handle this explosion of data by providing specific use cases for filte...
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Fortunately, meaningful and tangible business cases for IoT are plentiful in a broad array of industries and vertical markets. These range from simple warranty cost reduction for capital intensive assets, to minimizing downtime for vital business tools, to creating feedback loops improving product design, to improving and enhancing enterprise customer experiences. All of these business cases, which will be briefly explored in this session, hinge on cost effectively extracting relevant data from ...
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Cognitive Computing is becoming the foundation for a new generation of solutions that have the potential to transform business. Unlike traditional approaches to building solutions, a cognitive computing approach allows the data to help determine the way applications are designed. This contrasts with conventional software development that begins with defining logic based on the current way a business operates. In her session at 18th Cloud Expo, Judith S. Hurwitz, President and CEO of Hurwitz & ...
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SYS-CON Events announced today that Pythian, a global IT services company specializing in helping companies adopt disruptive technologies to optimize revenue-generating systems, has been named “Bronze Sponsor” of SYS-CON's 18th Cloud Expo, which will take place on June 7-9, 2015 at the Javits Center in New York, New York. Founded in 1997, Pythian is a global IT services company that helps companies compete by adopting disruptive technologies such as cloud, Big Data, advanced analytics, and DevO...
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With the Apple Watch making its way onto wrists all over the world, it’s only a matter of time before it becomes a staple in the workplace. In fact, Forrester reported that 68 percent of technology and business decision-makers characterize wearables as a top priority for 2015. Recognizing their business value early on, FinancialForce.com was the first to bring ERP to wearables, helping streamline communication across front and back office functions. In his session at @ThingsExpo, Kevin Roberts...
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As enterprises work to take advantage of Big Data technologies, they frequently become distracted by product-level decisions. In most new Big Data builds this approach is completely counter-productive: it presupposes tools that may not be a fit for development teams, forces IT to take on the burden of evaluating and maintaining unfamiliar technology, and represents a major up-front expense. In his session at @BigDataExpo at @ThingsExpo, Andrew Warfield, CTO and Co-Founder of Coho Data, will dis...
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SYS-CON Events announced today that iDevices®, the preeminent brand in the connected home industry, will exhibit at SYS-CON's 18th International Cloud Expo®, which will take place on June 7-9, 2016, at the Javits Center in New York City, NY. iDevices, the preeminent brand in the connected home industry, has a growing line of HomeKit-enabled products available at the largest retailers worldwide. Through the “Designed with iDevices” co-development program and its custom-built IoT Cloud Infrastruc...
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Eighty percent of a data scientist’s time is spent gathering and cleaning up data, and 80% of all data is unstructured and almost never analyzed. Cognitive computing, in combination with Big Data, is changing the equation by creating data reservoirs and using natural language processing to enable analysis of unstructured data sources. This is impacting every aspect of the analytics profession from how data is mined (and by whom) to how it is delivered. This is not some futuristic vision: it's ha...
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Silver Spring Networks, Inc. (NYSE: SSNI) extended its Internet of Things technology platform with performance enhancements to Gen5 – its fifth generation critical infrastructure networking platform. Already delivering nearly 23 million devices on five continents as one of the leading networking providers in the market, Silver Spring announced it is doubling the maximum speed of its Gen5 network to up to 2.4 Mbps, increasing computational performance by 10x, supporting simultaneous mesh communic...
Feb. 10, 2016 07:00 AM EST
The cloud promises new levels of agility and cost-savings for Big Data, data warehousing and analytics. But it’s challenging to understand all the options – from IaaS and PaaS to newer services like HaaS (Hadoop as a Service) and BDaaS (Big Data as a Service). In her session at @BigDataExpo at @ThingsExpo, Hannah Smalltree, a director at Cazena, will provide an educational overview of emerging “as-a-service” options for Big Data in the cloud. This is critical background for IT and data profes...
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SYS-CON Events announced today that Men & Mice, the leading global provider of DNS, DHCP and IP address management overlay solutions, will exhibit at SYS-CON's 18th International Cloud Expo®, which will take place on June 7-9, 2016, at the Javits Center in New York City, NY. The Men & Mice Suite overlay solution is already known for its powerful application in heterogeneous operating environments, enabling enterprises to scale without fuss. Building on a solid range of diverse platform support,...
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One of the bewildering things about DevOps is integrating the massive toolchain including the dozens of new tools that seem to crop up every year. Part of DevOps is Continuous Delivery and having a complex toolchain can add additional integration and setup to your developer environment. In his session at @DevOpsSummit at 18th Cloud Expo, Miko Matsumura, Chief Marketing Officer of Gradle Inc., will discuss which tools to use in a developer stack, how to provision the toolchain to minimize onboa...
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SYS-CON Events announced today that Fusion, a leading provider of cloud services, will exhibit at SYS-CON's 18th International Cloud Expo®, which will take place on June 7-9, 2016, at the Javits Center in New York City, NY. Fusion, a leading provider of integrated cloud solutions to small, medium and large businesses, is the industry's single source for the cloud. Fusion's advanced, proprietary cloud service platform enables the integration of leading edge solutions in the cloud, including clou...
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Most people haven’t heard the word, “gamification,” even though they probably, and perhaps unwittingly, participate in it every day. Gamification is “the process of adding games or game-like elements to something (as a task) so as to encourage participation.” Further, gamification is about bringing game mechanics – rules, constructs, processes, and methods – into the real world in an effort to engage people. In his session at @ThingsExpo, Robert Endo, owner and engagement manager of Intrepid D...
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4/3/10 – The Las Vegas Convention And Visitors Authority's latest visitor profile research has shown that the average gambler budgeted $481 per trip last year compared with $532 in 2008 and more than $555 in 2007.
Average hotel spending per night was down 25 percent year-on-year to approximately $76, while the mean cost of a tour package in 2009 dropped 14 percent compared with 2008 to $640. Save money on travel just gamble from home. Best place to play ?
The latest study was carried out by GLS Research and was based on street interviews with a good sample of 3 600 visitors, 15 percent of whom were in Las Vegas to see friends or relatives – up from eleven percent in 2008. The report concluded that these visitors would typically spend less than those who were in town mainly to gamble or attend conventions and business meetings.
Big-spending conventioneers and business visitors accounted for only 9 percent of Vegas visitors in 2009 – down from 12 percent in 2008.
40 percent of respondents were in town for a vacation or pleasure, while 13 percent said they were there specifically to gamble.
83 percent of visitors gambled in one form or another whilst in Vegas in 2009 – a a five-year low and down from 85 percent in 2008.
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Professor Mark Ritson has used an industry debate in Sydney to slam Aussie marketers for forgoing the discipline’s basics for a “love of shit that does not matter” (see the current obsession with the likes of VR and AI).
Ritson, an adjunct professor at Melbourne Business School and general industry rabble-rouser, told the audience at the ad:tech conference on Friday that the IT department had encroached too far onto marketing’s patch, leaving everyone confused.
He added that this had meant agencies were now receiving briefs that were “pointless, empty and embarrassing” as brands abandoned strategy to chase the next new, shiny, techy thing.
The goodly professor – who represented the affirmative side – went head-to-head with US marketing guru, Brad Berens, in a debate titled, “Technology is merely a distraction to true marketing strategy.”
A debate, for the record, Ritson was convincingly voted the winner by ad:tech attendees.
The problem, Ritson believed, was that too many marketers had forgotten the basic pillars of their craft. Stuff like: Who are you targeting? What’s the message? And what are your tactics?
And herein lies the problem. “Too many people in marketing mistake tactics for strategy,” Ritson told the ad:tech crowd.
“The problem is too many people working in tech think they’re working in marketing strategy,” Ritson declared. “Sure, they’ve got super important roles to play, but strategic it is not.
“As I wander in and out of the boardrooms of Australia and I meet the senior marketers that populate this country I’m filled with deep and enduring pain. There is, with a few notable exceptions, no fucking noticeable strategy to be seen.
“In the boardrooms of Australia, our chief marketing officers and brand managers have mistaken tactics for strategy.
“They have no idea who their targets are, they have no clear positioning and they have no objectives, but what they do have is a love for shit that does not matter; also known as techno-porn! You know of what I speak – Artificial Intelligence, virtual reality, Bitcoin and robotics. Interesting little jingly toys that have nothing to do with marketing and strategy at all.
“And the reason they are a distraction is because they get in the way. And I keep meeting marketers who don’t have a strategy but have a real passion for Instagram and want to strap their customers to a VR headset without any apparent information as to why.
“Why VR has anything to do with yoghurt is beyond me,” Ritson said, to roars from the crowd.
To prove the point, Riston declared that marketing was in “serious decline” when it came to every effective measure of effectiveness and ROI.
“Despite all the dreams of hyper-targeting and personal one-to-one marketing and the bullshit that gets talked, every effective measure shows you since 2012 the effectiveness for every dollar spent on marketing in most developed markets is in decline.
“And it’s in decline because we’ve mixed up strategy for tactics and tactics for strategy. And that’s because technology has become a distraction to marketing strategy,” he said.
Lastly, he said the problem was playing out for agencies who were being handed “embarrassing” briefs by clients bereft of any strategy whatsoever.
“They just want Instagram and Bitcoin and whatever they’ve heard recently on the street, right? It’s not good enough and it is endemic of the distracting qualities.”
“You can’t enable the nonsense surrounding digital to pervade your thinking,” Ritson believed.
“Digital marketing is a ridiculous term. And the proof is, just invert it, all these digital marketers… where are the traditional marketers? Smoking pipes upstairs watching 1950s TV? Have you not noticed that everything is digital? Have you not noticed outside that 64 per cent of all media is now digital or LECD screen? Fifty per cent of Australians now listen to radio digitally. There is no analogue TV anymore. There is no such thing as digital, it’s just marketing,” he said.
Canteen’s latest campaign features the combined talents of Director Luna Laure and creative agency Crater. The campaign strives to raise awareness for young people affected by cancer. The awareness campaign centres around Harry Barentson, who at 12 years of age found out his pregnant mum had cancer. While his mother fortunately survived, he lost his […]
In partnership with storytelling agency Enthral, AFL star Kevin Sheedy has voiced a video ‘Love Letter to Victoria’ using visuals to showcase the state’s natural beauty and culture. Victoria has been hit with the worst of the coronavirus pandemic compared with any other Aussie state experiencing four lockdowns. Sheedy has partnered with Ethral to share […]
Telstra’s lower-cost telco, Belong, has awarded its strategy and creative account to Howatson + White, and has reappointed OMD to its media buying account, after a competitive pitch process. Howatson + White will handle strategy, planning, creative and CRM, while former agency Clemenger will continue to have a relationship with Belong, managing PR and retail activation. […]
Coca-Cola Australia has rolled out its new campaign ‘Turn Up Your Break’. The campaign will be led by a TVC that encourages people to truly pause with a Coke on their break so they can walk away feeling refreshed and uplifted. The TVC features two busy chefs stepping outside for a break, the bustling kitchen […]
Nova 919’s Ben & Liam breakfast show announced that they’ll be throwing their support behind and raising awareness for a cause very close to their hearts, mental health. On Monday 21 June Ben Harvey and Liam Stapleton will be locked in a purpose-built glass structure, in the middle of Rundle Mall, for an entire week […]
TRENDii has announced TRENDii Ads, a new contextual advertising solution that leverages content and context to promote eCommerce products at scale around the world. TRENDii Ads is user privacy friendly and offers a new way for businesses and brands to target consumers at the moment that they are most inspired to shop. “We believe good […]
ARN and The New York Times have reached an agreement for ARN to become the advertising sales representative for The New York Times’s podcast portfolio in Australia. The deal will enable Australian brands to connect with Australian listeners to The New York Times’s most popular podcasts, such as The Daily, Serial and This American Life, […]
Verizon Media’s talent program has come to an end for the third year, closing with a hybrid pitch-off event for Musicians Making A Difference (MMAD). The Verizon Media Academy class of 2021, made up of 44 emerging leaders from across Australia and New Zealand media, advertising and marketing industry, were given just one hour to […]


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Phoenix, AZ (PRWEB) November 14, 2014 -- Tapping into the human genome’s incredible and varied potential, the DNA analysis market has already proven itself as a viable market with multiple product categories available for consumer usage. DNA Spectrum recognizes this opportunity with its current service offerings; its myDNA Ancestry service provides customers with a comprehensive genealogical history for a nominal fee and provided sample.
DNA Spectrums’ myDNA Safe storage service and forthcoming myDNA Fitness program offer prospective customers next-generation services for pedestrian prices. Current CEO and co-owner Paul Yates will continue in an advisory capacity and aid the company’s growth. DNA Spectrum recognizes that the time to solidify its position is now and needs an exceptional candidate to lead the charge.
With the DNA analysis sector’s global market growth projected to reach approximately 11.7 billion dollars by 2018, at a compound annual growth rate of 21.2%, the company needs a chief executive officer that recognizes vast growth opportunities and has the foresight, determination, and intelligence to grow a venture perfectly positioned in such spaces.
In terms of background,the ideal candidate will have run startups backed by private equity and understand the challenges and rewards of growing new markets while leveraging the existing pipelines of products and customers. Expertise in online marketing is critical as is familiarity with consumer genetics. Candidates with previous backgrounds in biotech or online startups would fit quite well.
Specific responsibilities will include, but are not limited to, providing strategic vision, forging partnerships with test providers, structuring ongoing R&D efforts, managing operations, and driving overall sales growth. This is a perfect position for someone with the hunger and experience to break through barriers and create change.
A competitive compensation package with vested equity participation will be offered, as commensurate with any startup. However, the greater opportunity DNA Spectrum is offering candidates is literally helping forge a new marketplace and making lives better in previously unimaginable ways. History will be made through this company’s work and one special leader will be remembered for driving that work forward at its most critical juncture.
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Every person's DNA stores an incredible amount of valuable information. This knowledge is only as relevant as the tools available to understand and unravel the mysteries hidden within the genetic sequence. The vision of DNA Spectrum is to uncover the information contained within a genome and present the findings in a format that is easy-to-understand, meaningful, and life changing. With DNA Spectrum as a partner, customers and researchers will be at the forefront of genetic breakthroughs for generations to come and will be able to access all genetic needs through one online marketplace.
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Even IT Security Professionals Cannot Be Bothered With Passwords, Says Survey
Addison, Texas — July 7
IT security professionals admit that they are suffering from password fatigue when it comes to using their mobile devices, which leaves their data exposed to personal and corporate identity theft if these devices were to fall into the wrong hands. That’s according to a survey released by endpoint data protection specialist CREDANT Technologies, which conducted the “mobile usage survey” among 227 IT professionals with the majority drawn from companies that employ more than 1,000 people.
Thirty-five percent revealed they just don’t get around to using a password on their business phones and smart phones, even though they know they should, as they contain sensitive and confidential information. Surprisingly, IT professionals are only marginally better at using passwords than the general population, as a survey conducted earlier in the year by CREDANT found that 40 percent of all users don’t bother with passwords on their mobile phones.
The sorts of information that IT professionals are storing on their smart phones and mobiles, many of which are totally unprotected with a password, include:
• Business names and addresses (80 percent)
• Personal names and addresses (66 percent)
• Business e-mails (23 percent)
• Personal e-mails (16 percent)
• Bank account details (12 percent)
• Business diary with details of all their appointments and meetings (12 percent)
• Personal diary (7 percent)
• Credit card information (5 percent)
• Photos (4 percent)
• Passwords and PINs (1 percent)
Andrew Kahl, senior vice president of operations and co-founder of CREDANT Technologies, said, “It is alarming to note that the very people who are responsible for IT security are not much better at protecting the information on their business phones than most of their co-workers, who don’t necessarily know any better. If a mobile or smart phone goes missing and isn’t protected with a password, and contains business names and addresses and other corporate data such as business e-mails, then the company is immediately in breach of the data protection act by failing to meet some of its principles on electronic data.
“Of even greater concern is the damage that can be done to a company, and the individual who is responsible for the phone, if it falls into the wrong hands, which could expose them to personal or corporate identity theft. It is therefore imperative that all mobile phone users who hold sensitive data, either personal or corporate, should always password protect it at a minimum — and encrypt it if the data is really sensitive,” added Kahl.
According to the IT professionals surveyed, the worst culprits at addressing mobile security within their companies are typically the sales teams, followed by the board of directors and senior management. HR comes out as the best at keeping their mobiles aligned to the corporate mobile security policy.
The survey also found that a third of IT professionals use their own personal mobile phone for work purposes even though companies specifically ban them for business use, with almost a fifth spending an hour or more per day on their own personal phone for business purposes.


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Nano SIM cards will be features inside of the new Nexus 5 devices, which are soon to be released.
Nano SIM’s are the fourth adaptation of the SIM card slot. They are different from its predecessors — Micro SIM — because they are smaller. Traditionally, each name that comes out is given a new name because the card is now smaller than the last one. On top of that, it still managed to hold onto the same amount of data.
What’s really impressive, isn’t just the size of these ones, but also the way it works. They generally pop in and out, rather than being really awkward to try and insert and take out. If you go back to a second generation iPhone, it was hard taking the lid off the area without breaking it to bits. The way they tend to pop out now is reminiscent of a full blown computer drive. That’s as far as those similarities go, however, because these new SIM’s are obviously a hell of a lot smaller in size.
Mobile phones have been able to incorporate this type of SIM for a while now, but there isn’t always room for it. Even though the card itself is smaller, the area inside of the device to make way for this technology is needed to be bigger. On the devices it is on already it generally sits on the side of the phone. It’s for this reason that the Apple iPhone still chooses to stay away from it. Android on the other hand, seem to be making the effort to clear the way for the new technology.
The Nexus 5 was also rumored to be the first mobile to carry the brand new Android KitKat 4.4 with it. If both of these hold up as true, the nexus 5 will be a well sought after phone for Android.


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Microsoft's Games for Windows service is about to merge with Xbox.com, the platform holder has confirmed.
The news broke when a statement appeared on the Games for Windows homepage, explaining that the move is being implemented to consolidate the studio's gaming services.
"Games for Windows Marketplace will fully transition over to Xbox.com. Now you can get all of your gaming needs in one place. It's convenient, it's concentrated and it's a whole lot of great games," read the notice.
Games for Windows was launched in 2006 to coincide with the release of Windows Vista. The service has faced stiff competition from platforms such as Steam and EA's Origin in recent years.
The platform was revamped late last year to offer a streamlined service with a wider library.
A date for the merger has yet to be announced.


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Over 1,000 winners per day
374,125 daily winners for the year
8 winners of Rs.500,000 per month
2 winners of Rs.2,500,000 per quarter
Rs. 150 million worth of cash prizes
The National Mobile Service Provider Sri Lanka Telecom Mobitel announced that it will extend its special Cash Bonanza promotion till December 2014, and this time, extending the competition to its pre-paid, post-paid and broadband customers.
Cash Bonanza, which was launched in January 2013, received an overwhelming response from customers which prompted Mobitel to extend the draw until December 2014. Due to popular demand, a daily, monthly and quarterly draw will be held in the coming year in which cash prizes worth up to Rs. 500, Rs. 500,000 and an astounding Rs. 2,500,000 will be given away in each respective draw.
Mobitel pre-paid, post-paid and broadband customers will stand a chance to win a cash prize through Mobitel Cash Bonanza with every recharge or bill value of Rs.50/- paid, which will enable them to qualify for the draw. The distribution of cash winnings worth Rs. 150 Million in the coming year demonstrates Mobitel’s commitment to its customers.
Cash Bonanza was initially conducted for Mobitel’s pre-paid customers, and has completed three phases of the competition, giving away Rs. 63.5mn worth of cash prizes to 2,690 lucky winners.
More information on the Cash Bonanza weekly draw can be obtained by dialling #151#. Winners will be notified via Mobitel’s customer care hotline 071 27 55 777 and in writing via post. Customers will not be charged an additional fee for prizes they have won.


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Optus is offering its Optus PrePaid Mobile customers bonus data for those that connect to My Prepaid Ultimate and recharge with either $30 or $40. This offer runs until May 1.
Apple has called for a voluntary recall of AC wall plug adapters designed for use in Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Europe, New Zealand and South Korea, after 12 incidents across the globe.
Google's Street View Cars have logged every wireless network in the UK, it has been revealed.
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The U.K. is planning to hold computer security exercises later this year to spark interest in the field and address a shortage of professionals in the country, a program modeled after one started in the U.S.
Law enforcement officials in the U.K. and U.S. are pushing the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers to put in place measures that would help reduce abuse of the domain name system.
Fraud losses due to counterfeit payment cards fell by half in 2009 from the year prior in the U.K., but online banking losses continued to rise, according to new banking industry figures released Wednesday.
The latest phishing attack on Twitter users swept the U.K. overnight claiming several prominent users.
Nominet, the U.K.'s domain name registry, will begin implementing a security protocol on Monday designed to protect the DNS (Domain Name System).
The UK Financial Services Authority has launched fraud proceedings against four former directors of iSOFT Group.
The U.K. government will give a British hacker a short extension to challenge an extradition order to face trial in the U.S.
Workers at T-Mobile UK have been selling customer data to brokers who work for the competition, T-Mobile and the U.K.'s Information Commissioner's Office said on Tuesday.
U.K. police are hailing the sentencing of four people who used a sophisticated Trojan horse program to siphon money out of online bank accounts and send it to Eastern European countries and Russia.
The U.K. government said Monday it plans to push for a law requiring service providers such as ISPs to retain data about instant messages, e-mail and other electronic communications.
The U.K. aims to have a plan by the end of this year that lets people use their mobile phones or smart cards to pay for travel across England's public transport system.
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Fei Zhou’s fraud includes using and buying fake accounts and fake likes. Here are a few fake likes — on a paid event called “Accountability.”
In the spring of 2017, the Mas Sajady page went from 8,000 likes to over a million in a matter of months.
Zhou has even taken to buying fake likes for the pages exposing Sajady and Zhou, perhaps thinking she will discredit the pages that way.
Mas Sajady has two accounts:
FAKE ACCOUNTS POSING AS SAJADY EMPLOYEES
Below are what appear to be fake like accounts posing as Sajady employees.
PROFILES BELIEVED TO BE RUN BY FEI XUAN ZHOU
https://www.facebook.com/kamila.gorna.9 Kamila Kam
GROUPS FOR MAS SAJADY BELIEVED TO BY RUN BY BY FAKE LIKES COMPANIES
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Retailers could have perhaps the most to gain from successfully corralling the massive amounts of data customers are sharing about themselves via transactions as well as by sharing their opinions about products via social media and other online forums.
A report from Ventana Research suggests that only 34% of retail companies are satisfied with the processes they use to create analytics. Perhaps fueling that angst is the fact that 71% of retailers are still using spreadsheets as their primary data analysis tools, the research notes.
Many retailers are finding themselves paralyzed by the reams of data streaming into their networks. For example, according to a recent infographic from marketing optimization company Monetate, 32% of retailers don’t know how much data their companies store. And more than 75% don’t know how much of their data is unstructured data like call center notes, online forum comments and other information-rich customer data that can’t be analyzed in a database.
Monetate also finds that lack of data sharing is the largest obstacle – affecting more than 51% of retailers – to the effective use of big data. Other hurdles include not using data effectively to personalize marketing communications (a hurdle for 45%) and not being able to link data together at the individual customer level (a challenge for 42%).
But several factors are dramatically altering the retail landscape that will require companies to overcome these challenges and make broader, deeper investments in big data analytics and data analysis, Ventana notes.
- Manufacturers have begun bypassing retailers and forming direct relationships with consumers via online sales and social communities. Before this growing trend, the retailer alone owned the relationship with the consumer, Ventana notes. But now the relationship is now shared between the retailer and its suppliers. “Given the new coopitition environment with suppliers, retailers must use analytics to compete,” according to Ventana’s research. “Their decreasing brand equity means that they need analytics not just for brand strategy and planning, but more in tactical areas such as merchandising and promotional management.”
- Offline and online consumer behavior is merging with online retailers like Amazon, threatening the business models of traditional brick-and-mortar companies. Consumers are increasingly visiting physical stores but using smartphones and tablet computers to search the web to find the best prices for the products they go into the store to investigate. “There has historically been a wall between the .com area of a company and the rest of the organization,” according to Ventana’s research. “Now, companies such as Sears are investing heavily to gain full digital transparency into the supply chain so that they can change pricing on the fly. Eventually the entire industry, including midtier retailers, will have to focus on how analytics can improve their business.”
- Retailers have shifted away from focusing on customer acquisition to customer retention. “As data proliferates, businesses gain the ability to look closely at how individuals contribute to a company’s revenue and profit,” according to the research. “Analytics can help pinpoint changes in behavior that matter, and more importantly, indicate what organizations can do to retain desired customers or expand share of wallet.
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True to its desire to rapidly increase the number of resellers signed to its Synergy Plus program, Cabletron has announced the signing of two new partners. Computer Supply and Maintenance in Darwin and Senteq Information Systems in Melbourne will service Cabletron users in their own respective geographies.
Newly appointed national channel manager Michael Ritterman says the new signings are representative of his companies desire to push 100 per cent of sales through the channel within 18 months, a target nearly already achieved in Europe since its inception in February. "We need to look at our marketplace, which is a little bit different, but fundamentally there's no question that we're clearly down the channel path."
Ritterman believes Cabletron has a good opportunity given the recent instability in the channels of some of its competitors. "I do believe that in the Australian marketplace, with the recent changes over the last couple of months, there is a gap that needs to be filled, and that's a business issue that has a window of opportunity."
Of the successful transition to the European market of indirect sales, European business development director Jean-Claude Tagger says the strategy is working. "The main point is to prove our commitment by our actions, and really we have made the actions. The strategy of Cabletron outside the US is indirect, and it's working."
Ritterman says a gap for Cabletron in the Australian marketplace opened up following the decision of a number of organisations to go direct to end users. "We're now starting to see that some integrators are really interested in talking to us - the larger Australian players as well as the new networking guys in the multinational arena who are starting to move into networking. Obviously, there's a choice as to the four leading networking vendors in the world. But we are a very good option, and we're not going to have 40 or 50 or 100 people selling our product. There will be 10 to 15 maximum Synergy Plus partners," he said.


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LONDON, October 8 (Hfrance.fr) - British employers have increased the wages of new employees the most since at least the 1990s, according to a survey to be studied by the Banque de L ' England is trying to assess the persistence of the recent rise in inflation.
The Confederation for Recruitment and Employment has said that companies were still looking to hire in September, but that staff availability again fell sharply, increasing the starting salaries of permanent and temporary workers the most in the 24-year history of the survey.
CEO of REC, Neil Carberry said competition for staff was rampant, from food processing and logistics - including pacute shortage of truck drivers which led to Britain's recent fuel supply crisis - to office jobs.
"We have all seen how labor shortages have affected our daily lives over the past few weeks, be it empty gasoline or fewer products on the supermarket shelves, "he said. said.
Carberry urged the government to do more to encourage business investment, ease post-Brexit immigration rules, avoid barriers to international trade and improve vocational training.
The BoE said there were more and more cases for its first rate hike. interest since the coronavirus pandemic hit last year with inflation expected to exceed 4%. He carefully monitors growth metricswages as he assesses whether the rise in inflation will turn out to be transient, as he predicted. Written by William Schomberg, edited by Andy Bruce
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Samsung Foundry – Samsung’s production wing, has recently revealedits newproductionprocess of its 7-nanometer (nm) Low Powerplus[7LPP]processnode,thatis expectedto reduce its energy consumption by up toover 50%.
In line with a recent official press release, a newprocess that isbased onextreme ultraviolet [EUV] lithography technology, makes the new 7LPP chipsadditionallydense [areaeconomical] and energy efficient is revealed by Samsung.This mighthave positive implications for crypto miners using Samsung’s hardware, as energypricesinfluencebe a very importantfactor withinthe industry’sprofitableness.
As mining hardware develops at afastpace, chipsstill arebecoming smaller andadditionallyeconomical. Earlier in April, the companyrevealed its10nm hardware for Halong Mining’s DragonMint T1.In line withSamsung, the new EUV-based 7LPPprocessnodecould be amassivepush of Samsung Foundry’s technology roadmap,and will pave theapproachfornext 3nm technology node semiconductors development .
Samsung states that 7LPPwould offera technological push in AI, IoT, networking, automotive, 5G, and enterprise and hyperscale datacenter.
While Samsunghas not stilldisclosed the names ofits primarycustomers to use these new 7LPPchips technology, the firmimpliedthatthe primarychips to useit wouldtarget mobile and high performance computing [HPC] applications.
The executive VPof foundry sales andmarketingteam at SamsungElectronics ‘Charlie Bae’,aforementionedthat the introduction of the new EUV-based 7LPP nodecould be arevolutionary milestonewithin thesemiconductortrade. Hedeclaredthat the “fundamental shift” of wafersproducingis an“optimalalternativenotjust formobile and HPC,howeveradditionallyfora largevaryofcutting-edge applications.”
However earlier today, largestinternationalchipmanufacturerfirm Taiwan SemiconductorManufacturing[TSMC]forecasted very low demand for crypto mining hardware to counterbalance its revenue growth in the second half of 2018.


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Before hitting a major stumbling block with the production of TrueDepth camera systems and various sensors needed to make Face ID recognition on the iPhone X convenient, reliable and secure, Apple reportedly encountered some smaller difficulties getting Samsung to ramp up OLED screen manufacturing.
But Cupertino’s key partner/old nemesis rapidly came through, earning a boatload of money from both its own high-end mobile devices and those of the competition. It’s being widely reported now that Apple is aggressively courting alternative display supply channels to cut its reliance on Samsung for future iPhone generations.
Still, the latest gossip estimates the number of flexible OLED panels the market-leading chaebol is ready to offer its arch-rival next year alone at between 180 and 200 million units.
That would be up from a “measly” 50 mil in 2017, although it’s unclear if we’re talking only about 2018 iPhone X sequels here. Probably not, so LG could still get a piece of that business, as Apple needs Samsung to remain focused on the current version of the “all-screen” iOS handset for the time being.
There’s obviously a very good reason why Samsung Display’s production lines are working smoother than ever, at least according to insiders and analysts, with around $20 billion in revenue set to boost the bank accounts of the world’s largest OLED screen manufacturer in 2018. Yield rates have purportedly improved from just 60 to a remarkable 90 percent in the space of a few months, likely forcing Apple management to tame their egos and maintain existing alliances.